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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna LC42-550FG · Llano, TX · February 27, 2011

Date
February 27, 2011 · 03:50 local
Place
Llano, TX
Airport
Llano Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1018Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN11LA210
Reported as
Cessna LC42-550FG
Reported engine
Continental IO-550-N
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
2,404 total13 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During landing the aircraft had a hard landing because the gust of wind picked up. Aircraft hit nose gear first, causing damage to propeller, nose gear and left main landing gear.

As the FAA filed it

DURING LANDING THE AIRCRAFT HAD A HARD LANDING BECAUSE THE GUST OF WIND PICKED UP. AIRCRAFT HIT NOSE GEAR FIRST, CAUSING DAMAGE TO PROPELLER, NOSE GEAR AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.